The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-16
SOUND TALK FROM MORROW.
The Southern Leagues President Deal
out Some Practical Advice.

The Southern Leagues President Deals
out Some Practical Advice.
President Morrow has issued the following
circular to club officials, umpires, managers,
players and scorers of the Southern League:
The championship season of 1887 will open
Saturday. Before going into the struggle
ask you to pause and reflect and resolve that,
as far as 1t is in your power to do so, YOU
will assist the undersigned to conduct the
sport in such manner as will command the
respect and support of every patron of the
game throughout the South. 1t is useless to
throw the blame for our past trouble upon
any particular club, official, player or UNI
pires. Let us assume that we have all been
guilty, to a more or less extent, of doing
things that ought not to have been done.
While | believe that our enemies have exag-
gerated our faults, and that we have really
committed no great blunders, yet the past
history Of the Southern League is not one
that we should feel proud of. The language
OF this letter may appear Unnecessarily plain
and harsh, and, IL it does, | wish to beg the
pardon of those to whom it is addressed and
assure them that it is written in a spirit OF
kindness and good feeling for everyone, and
solely for the good of the sport.
Club officials, managers. ball PLAYERS,
scorers and umpires are notified that we have
i'll print Southern League Guide, and ii
contains our constitution, bylaws, PLAYING
and scoring rules, and is printed for your
guidance and instruction TWENTY-FIVE COPIES
of the Guide will be sent to each club. so that
everyone canread and study them Every rule
laid down in the guide will be enforced with
out fear or favor and | warn all violators
that fines imposed will be collected.
Club officials are requested to call the
managers attention to the rules and in turn
request him to instruct the players. I'm
pres must be respected and they have all
been instructed to impose fines for viola
tions; captains alone of contending teams
will be allowed to question the umpires de-
cisions, and if Others persist in doing so they
must in every case pay for the privilege. If
the umplres fail to impose the fines they
must pay for their failure to do so If it is
possible, | intend to break up the disgusting
kicking and wrangling on the ball field
Profanity and vulgarity on the diamond
Will he punished by the infliction of the very
heaviest fines allowed under the rules
r,od III the president, secretary Or
fair trial, deem an umpire incompetent. |
would be glad to receive written statement
OF such official, stating his objection and his
reason for the same. | will pay no attention
TO Geographic protests against umpires, nor
from any official who makes up his protests
from hearsay In every case protests must
he signed by officials who have been eve
witnesses to the work of the protested um
pire. In conclusion, would say that re-
quest and expect the hearty cooperation of
every one who has the general good of the
sport at heart. The object of this letter is
to call your attention to the Guide and its
contents and to impress upon you the fact
that every rule contained therein will be
ripidlv enforced